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In a sign of more trouble ahead, Saudi Arabia has secretly drafted a plan to further remove subsidies as the kingdom tries to offset the impact of its struggling economy – thanks to low crude oil prices. In spite of oil price rally recently, the latest due to a 450,000-bpd pipeline shut down in the […]
... written on Dec 13 2017Malaysian celebrities are one of the lamest when comes to speaking up against the government of the day. It’s extremely rare they bite the hand that feeds them. That’s because the government could easily cripple their rice bowl by instructing the relevant agencies to boycott them. Without appearance or show opportunities, they would be denied […]
... written on Dec 07 2017The world does not revolve around United States of America. The sooner American businessmen realize this, the sooner they can adapt and accept the fact that the grass is not always looks greener (or as green as their own backyard) on the other side. U.S. companies have been complaining about multiple barriers in doing business […]
... written on Dec 07 2017In the Arab and Muslim world, the sun rising in the morning is enough to fuel tension leading to continuous killing among Muslims themselves. Therefore, it’s laughable when Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, warned Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that a decision to recognise Jerusalem could “trigger anger across the Arab and Muslim world, fuel […]
... written on Dec 05 2017Donald Trump is indeed a very happy man. Not even the decision by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to the U.S. president, pleading guilty to lying to the FBI could make Trump lose his sleep. An early and vocal Trump supporter, Flynn has apparently made a U-turn and agreed to co-operate with special counsel […]
... written on Dec 04 2017After more than a two-month pause, the Rocket Man Kim has done it again after North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Tuesday. This was the first ballistic missile test by Pyongyang since the hermit state launched a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile on September 15. This round, however, a longer range Hwasong-15 is used, as claimed […]
... written on Nov 29 2017China is today the world’s biggest economy. But the Middle Kingdom didn’t transform itself into a wealthy nation overnight without lifting a finger. It had been invaded and colonised by various empires – from Mongolia to Manchuria, Russia, United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Amazingly, the Chinese didn’t perish but emerge stronger over […]
... written on Nov 27 2017Mark Zuckerberg’s fluency in Mandarin is legendary. Yet, despite all his efforts learning and speaking the language to impress President Xi Jinping, he couldn’t convince Beijing that Whatsapp is a harmless application. WhatsApp was one of the few foreign messaging apps available in mainland China until it was blocked before the Communist Party congress gets […]
... written on Nov 23 2017Angela Merkel was a very unhappy woman on Sunday, and who could blame her. In spite of winning the federal elections on September 2017, her chance to become the German Chancellor for the fourth term has hit the wall, for now. While it was a victory, her CDU-CSU (Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union) alliance received […]
... written on Nov 20 2017About 200 Saudi princes, ministers, senior military officers and wealthy businessmen are still being held in 5-star prison Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. But soon, they could walk out free again, despite allegations of corruption and money laundering. The fact that they weren’t officially charged till today suggests that the Saudi government wasn’t interested in their despicable crimes […]
... written on Nov 17 2017
